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Cierra Cantrell has had little experience with men after a painful experience in her life left her too insecure to discover and free the passionate woman within.
After following the advice of her mother, Cierra agrees to accept family friend Isabella Duvall’s offer for help in obtaining a marriage of convenience.

Cierra flushed. “I just realized that day that I was so out of his league.”
“Ridiculous!” Colbert smiled ruefully. “You are far more than you think you are my dear, and you are a risk taker that is more capable than you know. I’ve seen you stand up to my daughter, Isabella. That takes guts and gumption and you’ve got it.”
Cierra glanced back at him. “Thank you for that.”
He studied her. Look Cierra, there’s something you should know. My son has some kind of issue of opening his heart to one woman. I think he’s terrified that he may find the love of a woman may be enough to fill that empty soul of his.”
She heard him but didn’t hear him. For some reason she just couldn’t seem to think clearly. She felt empty herself. “I’m just tried. It’s been a long night.”
Colbert studied her for a long moment. “Yes I can see that. Thank you for the dance, I am very grateful. It gave me a chance to get to know you better.”

J.A. Jackson is the pseudonym for an author, who loves to write deliciously sultry adult romantic, suspenseful, entertaining novels with a unique twist. She lives in an enchanted little house she calls home in the Northern California foothills.

She spent over ten years working in the non-profit sector where she wrote grants, press releases and contributed many stories to their newsletter. She was their Newsletter editor for over ten years. She loves growing roses, a good pot of hot tea, chocolate, magical stories, suspense stories, ghost stories, and reading Jane Austen again and again in her past time.